Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	We the People	02:25
Aarons And Ackley*	L.A.	You And I	02:44
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Albert Jones*	I Feel So Good	The Facts of Life	03:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Buddy Knox	That's Why I Cry	ST (mono)	02:00
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie)	ST	03:02
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Oscar* McLollie	Love Will Get You	ST	03:32
Buddy Knox	C'mon Baby	ST (mono)	02:05
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Matt Lucas*	I'm Movin' On	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	03:05
Loni Gamble	Dance to it	ST	06:33
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Oscar* McLollie	Buried Alive	ST	04:12
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Ellen McIlwaine	The Last Good Man in My Life	Ellen McIlwaine	03:25
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Buddy Knox	Mary Lou	ST	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Joe* Glazer	We are Building a New Party	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:43
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
Zambonis*	Boom Boom Boom	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:07
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	(There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World	Love Serenade	03:02
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Aarons And Ackley*	Devil Song	ST	03:00
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Moanin	Shirley Lewis Show Band	05:46
Ellen McIlwaine	Lover's Lane	Ellen McIlwaine	03:02
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула	Ukrainian Pops	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:20
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold (demo)	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:53
Jack Holland	The Eyes of a Dreamer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:24
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
The Revelaires*	Great Pretender	Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver	02:37
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Maple Sugar Two Step	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:10
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Mike* Ferro	Bridges	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	04:51
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Can't Eat	Shirley Lewis Show Band	04:18
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Matt Lucas*	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	You're My Honey	I'm a Song	02:18
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Forward	War War War	04:42
Buddy Knox	Teasable, Pleasable You	ST (mono)	02:19
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love)	We the People	04:26
Aarons And Ackley*	There Is A Lady	ST	02:21
Buddy Knox	Rock-a-Billy Walk	ST	02:15
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Loni Gamble	Nightime Kind of Love	ST	06:53
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Oscar* McLollie	The Way You Do the Things You Do	ST	02:45
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Honky Tonk Angel	05:06
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Sidewinders	Flat Foot Hustlin'	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:16
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

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The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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